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San Francisco Festivals and Events in June

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JUNE 2-3Union Street Music FestivalUnion Street between Gough and Steiner, 800-310-6563www.unionstreetfestival.comNow in its 41st year, the Union Street Music Festival brings the sound of summer to historic Union Street, this festival features local bands, arts and crafts booths, food and beverage gardens, community groups and unique sponsors.

JUNE 5-17San Francisco Jazz FestivalSFJAZZ Center, 201 Franklin St., 866-920-5299www.sfjazz.orgFor more than 30 years SFJAZZ presented the San Francisco Jazz Festival in venues around the Bay Area; with the opening of the SFJAZZ Center in 2013, the festival is now concentrated in the Center and the surrounding neighborhood and offers more than 30 shows.

JUNE 7-10Crossroads Film FestivalVarious venues, 415-552-1990www.sfcinematheque.orgCinematheque celebrates works of aesthetically radical cinema in Crossroads which showcases new film/video works by emerging and established filmmakers, including performance and works of “live cinema.”

JUNE 7-15AIGA San Francisco Design Weekwww.sfdesignweek.org, 415-626-6008 With more than 60 studio tours and 75 events throughout the week featuring tech inventions to culture changing products, human centered design, and emerging fashion to international architecture, San Francisco Design Week is an opportunity to experience the region’s unique design talents, impact and innovations.

JUNE 8-10Queer Women of Color Film FestivalBrava Theater, 2789 24th St., 415-752-0868www.qwocmap.orgShowcases new films that reflect the lives of queer women of color and address the vital social justice issues that concern multiple communities.

JUNE 9Spring India DayUnion Squarewww.womennow.tvA celebration of the colorful and exuberant Indian culture, this annual event features a traditional Indian wedding ceremony, henna artists, Bollywood dancing, music and enticing food booths.

JUNE 10Haight Ashbury Street FairHaight St. between Masonic and Stanyan Sts., 415-664-2970www.haightashburystreetfair.orgMusic, arts, crafts and food are the mainstay of this event celebrating the cultural history and diversity of one of San Francisco's most internationally celebrated neighborhoods – The Haight-Ashbury district.

JUNE 10Across The Bay 12K and 5Kwww.race415.comThe 12k features a point-to- point journey starting in Sausalito, running across the Golden Gate Bridge, and finishing in Aquatic Park. The 5k starts and finishes in San Francisco.

JUNE 14-1720th Annual San Francisco Black Film FestivalAfrican American Art and Culture Center and other Bay Area Venueswww.sfbff.orgThis celebration of African American cinema and the African cultural diaspora showcases a diverse collection of films from emerging and established filmmakers; more than 10,000 films have been screened from around the world since the inaugural festival in 1998.

JUNE 14-24Frameline 42, San Francisco International LGBTQ Film FestivalCastro Theatre, 415-703-8650www.frameline.orgThe longest-running, largest and most widely LGBTQ cinema film exhibition in the world, screens groundbreaking documentaries, features, touching short films and cinematic classics.

JUNE 16Juneteenth CelebrationFillmore District between Geary and Eddy streetswww.sfjuneteenth.comThe oldest known celebration among African Americans across the U.S. commemorates the announcement of the end of slavery in the U.S.; local event includes musical performances, a car show, arts and crafts, children’s activities and a variety of food vendors.

JUNE 17-AUGUST 19Stern Grove FestivalStern Grove, 19th Ave. and Sloat Blvd., 415-252-6252www.sterngrove.orgThe Stern Grove Festival celebrates the season of free Sunday concerts featuring renowned music and dance groups set in a beautiful outdoor amphitheater in the heart of San Francisco.

JUNE 23-24San Francisco Pride Celebration and ParadeEmbarcadero to Civic Center, Market St., 415-864-0831www.sfpride.orgSan Francisco's 47th annual celebration of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender pride culminates with a festive parade from the Embarcadero to the Civic Center. These are the best areas to stay for PRIDE.

JUNE 30-JULY 1Fillmore Jazz FestivalFillmore St. between Jackson and Eddy Sts. www.fillmorejazzfestival.comThree stages of continuous jazz performances, more than 300 artists’ booths, and international food courts with some of the best food and beverages that San Francisco has to offer.